Marriage, sexual intercourse (cited in state law as fornication) or adultery
Ancestors and descendants of every degree.
īeing 14 years of age or older α, persons within degrees of consanguinity which make marriages incestuous and void, without regard to the legitimacy of the relationship. Ī Class C felony punishable by imprisonment from 3 to 10 years for the first offense and a fine of up to $10,000. Marriage, sexual intercourse, or deviate sexual activity with a prohibited person.
A stepgrandchild or adopted grandchild.
A brother or sister of the whole or half blood.
The person committing the act being at least 16 years of age, knowingly, and without regard to legitimacy, including blood relationships: Marriage, intercourse (cited in state law as fornication), or adultery Ī class 4 felony, with an imprisonment term ranging between 1 and 3 and three-quarter years, depending on the severity.
Exception: first cousins may marry if both are 65 years of age or older, and can prove to a superior court judge in the state that one of the cousins is unable to reproduce.
between uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews and between first cousins.
between brothers and sisters of the one-half as well as the whole blood, and.
between parents and children, including grandparents and grandchildren of every degree.
Persons with degrees of consanguinity which makes marriage incestuous and void. Marriage, sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse Ī Class D felony, punishable by a prison term "not to exceed 5 years" and up to a $5,000 fine.
his uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood.
his brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or.
his stepchild or stepparent, while the marriage creating that relationship exists and while the stepchild is 18 years of age or less or.
his ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption or.
Sexual penetration (being 18 years of age or older) Ī Class C felony, punishable by a prison term "between 1 to 5 years" and up to a $50,000 fine.
an uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece by blood.
a brother or sister of the whole or half blood or.
an ancestor or descendant of the whole or half blood or.
Ī Class C felony, punishable by a prison term of ".not more than 10 years or less than 1 year and 1 day." and a fine of up to $15,000.
His aunt, uncle, nephew or niece of the whole or half-blood.
His stepchild or stepparent, while the marriage creating the relationship exists or.
His brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or by adoption or.
His ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption or.
: States : Federal district : Territories : Laws regarding incest in the United States The table below summarizes these laws for individual U.S. Cases of parent-adult child incest exposed to law enforcement are usually uncovered by another parent. Ohio allows incest between consenting adults only when one party is not a parental figure (see table below) to the other.Īs of 2010, cases of incest involving consenting adults are often not revealed to outside parties, and therefore prosecutions of these cases do not frequently occur. New Jersey also increases the severity of underage sex offenses by a degree if they are also incestuous, and criminalizes incest with 16-17 year olds (the normal age of consent in New Jersey is 16). In New Jersey and Rhode Island, incest between consenting adults (16 or over for Rhode Island, 18 or over for New Jersey) is not a criminal offense, though marriage is not allowed in either state. In all but two states (and the special case of Ohio, which "targets only parental figures"), incest is criminalized between consenting adults. Further information: Sexuality in the United States